WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act to become law on Monday, ratifying $ 768.2 billion in military expenditure, including a wage increase of 2.7% for service members, for 2022.
NDAA ratified a 5% increase in military spending, and is a product.
Intense negotiations between Democrats and Republicans for problems ranging from reforming the military justice system to the requirements of the Covid-19 vaccine for the army.
“This law provides important benefits and increases access to justice for military and family personnel, and includes important authorities to support the national defense of our country,” Biden said in a statement.
The label price of $ 768.2 billion marked $ 25 billion more than Biden who was originally requested from Congress, the previous proposal was rejected by members of both parties because the concern would damage US efforts with China and Russia.
The new bill passed earlier this month with bipartisan support, with Democrats and Republicans touting victory in the final package.
Democrats praised the provisions in the recovery bill how the military justice system handles sexual violence and other related crimes, effectively taking jurisdiction of prosecution of such crimes from the hands of the military commander.
Republican parties, meanwhile, are said to be successful in blocking efforts to add women to the draft, and the inclusion of the provisions that the release bar is not honorable for service members who reject the Covid-19 vaccine.
The bill covers $ 7.1 billion for the Pacific Prevention Initiative and the statement of Congress support for Taiwan defense, the steps intended to ward off China’s influence in the region.
It also includes $ 300 million for Ukrainian security assistance initiatives, a performance of support in the face of Russian aggression, as well as $ 4 billion for European defense initiatives.
In a statement, the President also described a number of government provisions against what he characterized as “constitutional concerns or construction questions.” These boards include provisions that limit the use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at the Guantanamo Gulf Detention Center, which is advanced by Biden Administration.
Biden’s statement said the provisions “too damaging” the ability of the executive branch to decide when and where demand prisoners and where they send them when they are released, and can limit US negotiations with foreign countries for removing prisoners in a way that can be destructive.
National security.
The law also has the provisions of restriction of goods produced by forced Uyghur labor in China from entering the US, and began to set a plan for a new global war on the Memorial Terror, which will be the latest addition to National Mall.
Biden signed $ 768.2 billion defense expenditure bills into law
